Table 2 Characteristics of market-orientated applications of genome editing in plants (
From: Broadening the GMO risk assessment in the EU for genome editing technologies in agriculture
Type of characteristic | Number of studies (1996–2018) | Examples of traits | Selected references |
|---|---|---|---|
Increased agronomic value | 38 | Increased yield | |
| Â | Improved storage | Â | |
| Â | Altered flowering time/maturation | Â | |
Altered composition | 28 | Reduced lignin content | |
| Â | Altered fatty acid composition | Â | |
| Â | Increased nutritional value | Â | |
Biotic stress tolerance | 16 | Fungal resistance | |
| Â | Bacterial resistance | Â | |
Abiotic stress tolerance | 5 | Drought tolerance | |
| Â | Salt tolerance | Â | |
Herbicide tolerance | 8 | Tolerance to glyphosate Tolerance to imidazolinone/sulfonylurea (ALS inhibitors) | |
Industrial utilisation | 6 | Improved starch quality Altered oil composition |